The Royals scored four runs in the third inning and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on a Saturday night at Royals Stadium. Kansas City trailed 1-0 as they came to bat in the third, after Seattle’s Tom Paciorek stole home in the second inning on a double steal. Mariners starter … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1980 Edition: July 5

Breaking out of a slump, Hal McRae delivered a pinch-hit triple in the eighth inning to lift the Royals to a 5-3 win over Seattle on a steamy Friday night at Royals Stadium. McRae had just eight hits in his last 50 at-bats and was given a night off by manager Jim Frey. But the … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1980 Edition: July 4

Seven runs in the eighth inning turned a close game into a blowout as Seattle took a 13-2 win over Kansas City on a hot and humid Thursday night at Royals Stadium. Royals starter Larry Gura, just two days after being named to the American League All-Star team, had his worst start of the year. … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1980 Edition: July 3

John Wathan’s one-out single in the 10th inning drove in the winning run—his third RBI of the game—as the Royals defeated the Twins 4-3 at Royals Stadium. Wathan’s hit scored Rusty Torres, who was running for Dave Chalk. Chalk led off the inning with a single and took second on Willie Wilson’s single. U L … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1980 Edition: July 2

A two-out single in the ninth lifted the Twins to a 2-1 win over Kansas City on an unpleasantly hot Tuesday night at Royals Stadium. Despite a gametime temperature of 97° after Kansas City reached a daytime high of 101°, Royals starter Paul Splittorff was still on the mound as the ninth inning began. He … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1980 Edition: July 1

The Royals seemed unprepared for the conditions, committing two first-inning errors and generally struggling as they were pummeled 12-3 by the Minnesota Twins on a sweltering Monday evening at Royals Stadium. Minnesota scored four runs in the first, thanks in large part to three Kansas City errors. The game started with 95° degree temperatures and … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1980 Edition: June 30

Seattle scored four runs in the second inning and cruised to a 7-2 win over the Royals on a Sunday afternoon at the Kingdome. Royals starter Dennis Leonard had an easy first inning but struggled in the second. Dan Meyer started the inning by reaching on shortstop U L Washington’s error. Tom Paciorek and Joe … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1980 Edition: June 29

For the third time in three games, Royals pitching came within one out of a shutout but couldn’t finish it off. However, for the fourth straight game, Kansas City came out a winner, this time with a 4-2 victory over the Mariners at the Kingdome in Seattle. This time, the pitcher in question was Larry … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1980 Edition: June 28

The Royals could have--probably should have--scored more runs. But Rich Gale, with some help from Dan Quisenberry, made sure the two they did get stood up in Kansas City’s 2-1 win over the Mariners at the Kingdome in Seattle. Royals hitters collected 11 hits and two walks, all against Seattle starter Rick Honeycutt. But double … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1980 Edition: June 27

The Royals had a day off as they traveled from Minnesota to Seattle for a three-game series with the Mariners.  Another round of All-Star vote totals was announced by the American League office. George Brett was the only Royal to lead his position, with a healthy 500,000-vote lead on New York’s Graig Nettles. Catcher Darrell … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1980 Edition: June 26